Technology

"Be Useful"

My Tech background includes development, architecture, mathematics, leading teams, marketing and strategy

If you have made an Interac purchase, bought a lottery ticket, been to a hospital or used your passport to cross a border – you have probably used my products.

I’ve been responsible for security and development work that protects hundreds of millions of people. Large-scale systems of goverment and high-end corporations located across 80+ countries in high-security environments.

I’m always fascinated with researching and understanding things at a deeper level. My work into secure networks was previously recognized by OCIPEP for outstanding research in security.

I’ve lead teams that achieved a series of notable “Firsts”: First issued high-security ePassport, First issued Drivers Licence with printed digital signature and First general-public Mobile Drivers License (craft beer purchases with your phone!)


Favorite Projects

Plan B-eer - A Reverse Engineered, Self-Contained Infrastructure for PicoBrew Z.
An automated IOT brewing system that is used by breweries (such as Isley Brewing in Virginia) and homebrewers to make production beer.

OpenSC - Smartcard tools and middleware that allow apps to talk to smartcards on multiple platforms. Worked on an implementation for embedded devices to allow both SCADA and mobile devices to use a Personal Identity Verfication (PIV) smart card.

Lighttwist - a tool for blending multiple projectors together in a seamless whole. Updated for XFCE and support for the blending for Panasonic projectors. Code


Selected Talks

SECTOR BLACKHAT 2025

OTTAWA BSIDES 2025


Taking a Product from Napkin to SOC2 Certified & TSA Trusted
How a Mobile Drivers License App Became a Boarding Pass


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ATLSECCON 2022

OTTAWA OWASP 2021


You Are Here
Leading your Security Program with Wardley Maps


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OTTAWA BSIDES 2019

Keys to the Car
How to Create a Modern Security Program


OWASP OTTAWA 2018

Cloud and Mobile Apps
Lessons Learned in Production